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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-07-07
POMONA HI. NURSERIES,
POMONA, N. C.

Two and one-half miles west of Green's
boro, at Junction of Salem Railroad.
The main line of the Richmond &
Danyille Railroad passes through
the Nursery and within 100 feet of
the Office and residence. Salem
trains make regular stops twice dai
ly each way,
Those interested in fruit and fruit-growing are
cordially invited to inspect this, the largest Nur-
sery in the state and one of the largest in the
South.
The proprietor has for many years visited
the leading Nurseries of the North and West
and corresponded with those of foreign cOun-
tries, gathering every fruit that was calculated
TO suit the South, and being located in the
center of the Piedmont section OF North Caro-
lima and with 30 years experience, also the ex
perience of my father before me, can claim
without hesitancy that trees, &C., grown in
these Nurseries will do better in any OF the
Southern or border States than if grown further
North or South Try and be convinced. My
stock consists of over
ONE MILLION FRUIT
TREES, VINES, &c,
of all the leading varieties, both old and new
Apple, Peach, Pear, Plum Apricot, Cherry,
Figs, japanese Persimmon, Pecan English Wal
nut, Grape and other small fruits, Eyergreens,
Roses, &c.
Correspondence solicited, Send for catalogue
Satisfaction guaranteed Order direct or give
your orders to my authorized agent Address
J. VAN LINDLEY, Prop'r,
POMONA, N. C.
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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-07-07
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Sold by all Druggists and Dealers in Medicine.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-10-25
From Kucx county

SOUTHEAST CORNER OF KNOX COUNTY, Ten,
O5t. 49, 1881.
To the Editor of the Gazette.
We have had sixty hours Of rain and
hsve prospects for more. The ground Is
wet about two feet deep. Heretofore If
we could get the ground wet six or eight
inches We thought 1t very good.
Now the question arises, what has be-
come OF that Fort Worth Western Rail-
road? We are in great need Of arailroad.
Seven wagons started from this neighbor-
hood last Monday to Abilene for lumber
for a schoolhouse and provisions, for
which 1t takes US eight days to make the
round trip. Since this big rain has fallen
no one can tell when they will return.
We want railroad either to Throckmort-
on or Seymour direct from Fort Worth. l
am within twenty-six miles Of Throck-
morton and twenty miles Of Seymour.
This country has improved greatly since
[ came here in spite of the dreuth. This
drouth may never happen sgsin. We used
to have these drouths in Ellis, Dallas and
other counties east. 1 am from Ellis
county. J.R HOOPER.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-10-25

ing told what was the matter he volun-
teered to capture the bird without injury
to it. He was told to go ahead, and OF
he started after his sWanship, which,
when he saw Frank, rose in the air and
sailed out to Sandy Gulch, Frank follow
ing on his horse; but no way could he
find of catching the bird, until the colled
riata at his side suggested an idea, novel
and startling. Why not lasso the bird?
And Just that quick was the slXty-foot
horse-neir leriat unwound. What favored
the plan most was the bird flew only
from thirty 70 forty feet from the
ground; but another difficulty pre-
eented i.self-Frank could not throw
his rats from sitting position. SO,
speaking to old "Buck," he sprang to MS
| feet in the saddle an4 started at sstull
gslloo after the bird, which arose ana be
gan flying. Now he is under it, with tae
swan forty feet in midair. Once, tNlce,
three times the rope circles sround MS
head and is thrown with quick unefrlng
aim upward and outward. It cuts
through the air and settles gracefully
over the wings of the swan. The strug
Cling bird was drawn to the ground ano
taken to the park, where it is now con,
fined. Frank received many thanks anC
congratulations for his unsurpassed ski
and daring throw with the rista.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-10-25

ural thst stage coach owners should
have frowned upon the Introduction OF
steam coaches, yet who wants to De lolted
and pummelled by every rut and hillock
in q stsge when he can ride like the wind
on 8 steam car? And so with all labor
saving or distance-annihilating inventions.
They are all blessings. Their introduc-
ton must hurt some, but Twill benefit
many. In the abstract no one wants more
work than is necessary, and every one is
willing to avail himself of every means
of saving labor as far as he is concerned.
II an artisan could by means unknown to
his fellows perform the work OF day IN
an hour he would be sure to do so, but
he would perhaps be the first to oppose
the introduction of any device which would
make this labor saving general. This ls
wrong and inconsistent. Labor is popu-
larry belived to be the curse put upon the
human race by the disobedience of orr
first parents, and certainly the experience
of those who have labor to perform will
incline them to the belief that labor Is
not a very pronounced blessing. II it is,
there are very few who believe
so, or live up to the belief. The
majority of people endeavor to find the
easy way and strive to get along with as
little work as possible. If then, labor is
curse, anything calculated to lessen
labor must be blessing. II 1t
were so arranged that all labor
could be performed by machinery
there would be no laboring class,
aud no employers. 1t must be admitted
that all contrivances calculated to facili-
tate production are beneficial. Certain
classes and guilds will be injured by the
introduction of machinery, but the whole
community will be benefited. There is
not too much wealth in the world
there is not an over production
in any sense, and the bothersome
surplus mentioned now and then, is the
result OF under consumption. The exer-
ton required in the production of neces.
saries can never be lessened to hurtful
point; the inequality and unfair distribu.
ton of wealth produced is the only real
source of complaint. We do not want to
stand still. We want greater facilities
for producing wealth and, If possible.
fairer laws of distribution.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-10-25
DON'T GO!

That is the advice of those who have
been to California and who have returned
to Texas. Don't go! Why should any
one leave Texas for California? Is it for
salubrity of climate? Then West Texas
can rival the Golden slope. Is it for fer
tility OF soil? In this also can West
Texas compete with the Pacific coast.
The California craze is "on" and it must
run its course. Those who have made up
their minds to go there Will go; those
who are yet open to conviction may be
induced to consider and weigh the rela-
tive merits of the two places. The eli
mate CT Texas is just as good
as that Of California, the year round.
The soil is just as productive. Out where
the most reliable maps OF the country
picture barren desert, vegetables are
being raised by irrigation that cannot be
improved upon in this world. Mr.. George
B. Hendricks of the W. A. Huffman In
plement Company has Just returned from
the west and has brought with him q
sample of the various products OF the
soil-beets, sweet potatoes, tomatoes,
carrots and onious of Incredible
size that were raised near Pecos
where one artesian well gives forth
II, 900 gallons Of water per hour, which is
used in irrigation. Cotton samples also
were secured, and the cotton was sam
pied by Mr.. Blum, of Galveston, one of
the best judges in the state, who pro-
nounced it unsurpassed. And so with all
other products. They can be grown here
at home if the same efforts are used as
are found necessary in California. Land
in Texas can be purchased for So per
acre, and the purchaser has forty
years to pay for it; land in
California can be had, too, but it costs
from 500 to 5000 per acre. Why this
rush TO California? Any one who will
make the investigation must conclude
that Texas Is preferable. The advice OF
THE GAZETTE to those VINO imagine the
Pacific coast is Elyseum is "Don't go!"
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-10-25
MINEOLA.
A Brakeman bisabIed-An Engine on Her
Rack

n 1870
Back.
Special to the Gazette.
MINEoLA, Tex, Oct. PAS. N. Morris,
a brakeman on a Texas and Pacific Rail
road freight train, while making coupl-
ing at Grand Saline last night had two
fingers and one thumb mashed OFF. He
was brought to Mineola where his hand
was dressed by DR.. Patten, the company's
local surgeon, and he was then sent to
the railroad hospital at Marshall. MOTHS
formerly lived at Terrell, and was en-
ployed in building the Lunatic Asylum.
Texas and Pacific freight engine No.
So while switching in the yard here ran
out on an open switch and off the track.
An attempt was made to pull it back onto
the track with another which resulted IN
disabling the latter engine and leaving
the former in a worse condition than be-
fore. Engine Sc was finally turned en-
tirely over on it's back into the ditch in
order to clear the main track for the pas-
sage of other trains. The east-bound
passenger train No. was delayed about
four hours on account of the accident.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-10-25
INCEST CASE.
The Trial OF John w. Fields at Sherman
Resumed.


Resumed.
Special TO the Gazette.
SHERMAN, TEX, Oct. 24.-The famous
cnse of John W. Fields, q citizen OF this
county, charged with the horrible crime
of incest with his daughter, the pre-
Iiminary trial Of which begsn on Friday
last, was resumed to-day in Justice
Kinkle's court. A number OF witnesses
were examined ond the case was con-
tinued till Saturday morning at 10
O'Clock. John W. Fields is almost fifty
pears of age, is one Of the leading
farmers of the county and is the owner OF
about 100000 worth of real estate. His
wife has been dead for some time and his
daughter who is about fifteen years
of age and VINO was educated in the col
leges in this city lives with him st his
home on his farm, where the crime Is
charged to have been committed. The
evidence introduced by the prosecution
thus far is very damaging to the defend
ant, while that introduced for the defense
has strong tendency to exonerste the
accused. The case is watched with q
great deal Of interest, and during its in
vestigation the courthouse is crowded TO
overlooking with visitors.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-10-25
LABOR-SAVING MACHINERY.

At their session in Minneapolis recent
ly, the Knights of Labor are reported to
have solemnly opposed the use of certain
methods of labor saving because they
tended to decrease the demand for work
ers, and naturally, the wages for those
employed. This must have been COM
promise. It is natural for men to op-
pose innovations which have tendency
to deprive them of work in their chosen
avocations. 1t is the first law OF nature
asserting itself. Self preservation and
the protection of personal interest has
induced those who followed the business
of respipg with hand sickle, to break
up and destroy "cradles" when first in
troduced, because the new invention
threw item out of employment
Later on Graders have been
known to destroy respers drawn by
horses for similar reasons, and the NAL.
contents were placsted only by being
given employment as "binders;" and
when the reaper and binder first made
its appearance, it was objected to and de-
stroYed by those who had worked in the
harvest field IS binders. So with almost
every other branch OF labor. II q railroad
is built to given point, freight handlers
deem it an outrage; il mechanical appli-
ances are introduced In any business
those who were earning living in tht
old way object. It is quite natural thai
they should. 1t is quite natural that TIT
private postmen should have rebellee
against national postal system, yet who
would now exchange the new
] for the old? It was only nat
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-10-25
A NOVEL CASE.
Rufus Be,chcr Sues Tom Martin for Five
Thousand Dollars for Stealing His Wife.

Rufus Be,chor Sues Tom Martin for Five
Thousand Dollars for Stealing His Wife.
Butler County (Ky.) News.
Some twelve or fifteen months ago, it
will be remembered by good many OF
our readers, Tom L. Martin and Ella
Belcher of this county, near Turnertown,
eloped and were probably married; at any
rate, they are now living together. Soon
after the elopement of his wife with Mar
tin, Belcher came to town and brought
suit against Martin, asking $4,000 as
damages for the loss OF his wife's
society and affection. The nature
OF the suit was something
novel to our people, and they
scarcely knew how to conjecture upon it.
The case vas brought up last Saturday
and finished Monday. After an able argu-
ment by the attorneys on both sides the
iury's verdict was $500 for the plaintiff.
The verdict, we believe, is pretty gener-
ally approved by the public, though some
condemn it. As soon as the verdict was
announced, Martin had business in the
direction of Indiana, where he has been
living since his elopement with the
woman.
There is one thing sure, Martin has the
woman, while Belcher has judgment
which he will never get.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-10-25
COLONIZ ALTON SCHEME.
The Dunkards to Concentrate Their Forces
In the Panhandle.


In the Panhandle.
Correspondence of the Gazette.
MoBEETIE, TEX, Oct. 22.-THE GA
zETTE reporter learned to-day the details
of an immense colonization scheme, OF
which the leaders of the sect OF Dun
kards are at the head. It is nothing
more nor less than move to coRc entrate
all the members of that sect in the United
States, in gigantic colony in the Pan
handle, something after the fashion OF
the Mormon occupation of Utah. letter
was shown here to-day from the principal
of Dunkard educational institution in
Indiana. who said that 200 families had
already been secured by the projectors
of the enterprise, and that they would
immigrate to the Panhandle as soon as
they could dispose of their present homes.
The states from which the colonists
will be principally drawn, are Ohio, Indi-
ana, Pennsylvania and Illinois. The
rlace which has been selected for the
nucleus of the colony is in Ochiltree
county, an unorganized county north OF
the Canadian river, attached to Wheeler
for Judicial purposes. 1t is proposed to
settle the colonists on school lands, the
most of which in that section remain
unsold
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-10-25
FREAKS OF sohNAMBULIsM.
Wonderful Measurem ant Made by q Mason
While asleep.
Youths Companion.

While asleep.
Youths Companion.
The ordinary freaks of scmnambulfst
are strange enough to excite wonder, yet
now and then the sleep walker performs
a deed which not only astonishes but sug
gests that our philosophy is unable to ex-
plain all things in heaven, or even on
earth.
An English mason named Williams was
ordered by his employer one evening to
90 early the next morning to a church
ward, the walls of which had recently been
repaired, and measure the work. Williams
went to sleep thinking Of the order, and
intending to rise at daylight. He dreamed
that he arose with the dawn, walked to
the church yard, measured the wall, and
noted the figures in his book.
Suddenly the church clock struck two,
and he aWoke In, utter darkness, to find
himself actually in the grave yard, with
his rule and his book in his hand. AS it
was in the summer, he waited until day
light, walking around, and then discov-
cred, on examination, thst he had entered
in the book figures denoting the amount
of masonry repaired in feet and inches.
He remeasured what he had measured
in the dark, while asleep, and found the
result to agree with the entries in his
pocket book,
On thinking 1t ever he remembered that
every object on the way appeared to him
as distinct as usual, and that nothing had
happened which suggested that he was
| not awake till the striking OF the clocA
aroused him, and he perceived that he
was awaking from what ne thought was
6raan
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-10-25
CAUGHT UN THE FLY.
A vaqasro While on His Horse Lassoes
Swan in Midair.
Chico, Col, Enterprise.


Chico, Col, Enterprise.
The fame of the Mexican or the western
states cowboys with the RATA is world
wide, and their unerring skill and marvel
ovs feats with the raWhide braid have
been told and retold. OFT times we hear
of these wonderful performances, bat
only set them down as having come from
the too-imaginstive brain of newspaper
man. But now Chico steps to the front
aud gracefully acknowledges the bakery
in a feat of rata twirling that eclipses
Buffalo Bill's Wild West Combination in
it's palmiest times.
Frank Copple is chief vaquero On the
Rancho Chico, and his old horse, Buck,
with almost human intelligence, is known
to all the boys on the rancho. Frank,
assisted by his horse, has lassoed every
thing from wild western steer to Gin
nsmon bear, and the other day set the
top feather in his cap for the world to
compete for. General Bid we'll has In his
deer park large pond, in which grace
full white swan proudly floats. Some
days ago the bird escaped, and all efforts
to capture him proved futile. Shooting
him through the wing was finally suggested
when Copple happened along, and on be-
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-10-25
Gr.epvilIe Merchant Attached.

Special to the Gazette.
GREENvILLE, TEX, Oct. 24.-The gro
Gerry house of W. B. Ssmuels of this city
was closed by attachment to-day. At
tachment suits were fled in the District
court of this county as follows: First
National Bank of Greenville, two suits
for 5000 and $1,000 respectively; Mrs.
V. P. McDougall of this city, suit for
sos, and a. M. Samuels, brother OF w
B. Samuels, for 1892, amounting in the
aggregate to over $1,000. W: B Samuels'
assets amount to shout S34, 900. His
Liabilities are between SO, 600 and $780,
600, of which about $4,000 is due home
creditors, the remsinder foreign. Mr..
Samuels is hopeful CT arranging with
his creditors for an extension, and il sue
cessful is confident Of paying off his
debts, dollar for dollar. -
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-10-25
Administrations Flees,

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Oct. PA local
paper this morning states that Charles L
Phillips, president of the defunct Colum-
blan bank, has left the country, having
sailed for Havre on the trans Atlantic
steamer La Compsgnie from New York at
8 a. m. Saturday. His departure was sud
den and known to but very few, and the
belief is general that he left the country
to escape criminal prosecution for the
part he took in the mismanagement Of the
broken bank. The Columbian bank
closed IFS doors July 80.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-10-25

In CASTING upthe balance of the water
works in account with the city the cost
OF $50 hydrants to the taxpayers should
be calculated before the public control of
the works is surrendered. One hundred
hydrants alone would cost the city $l0,-
900 annually, and fifty additional by
drants would cost S25OO more. And the
demand for public service will grow with
the city's growth.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-10-25
Lead and Silver Discovered.

special 10 INC 0aZet@S'
LAREDO, TEX Oct. PA prospsctor
came in to-day from point nearfhe
Santa Tomas coal mines bringing in with
him some specimens of lead and silver
ore which were found near there. 1t has
been 6 tradition among the people here
that mines existed in the region and were
formerly worked in crude manner by
the natives. Specimens of Stag from 81
old smelter which was unearthed were
also brought in. The land is owned by
Mr.. C. NJ Mcdonald, and he has sent the
specimens to be asssyed, and as soon as
the assay returns thorough survey o!
the region will be made.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-10-25
A Prominent Texan Dead.
Special to the Gazette.

Special to the Gazette
SAN ANTONIO, TEX Oct 24.-Colonel
J. B. Lscoste, one of the Oldest and most
prominent citizens of Southwest Texas
died at his home in this city this morn
ing after lingering illness of several
months. Colonel Lscoste has been prom
inently identified with nearly every ex-
tensive enterprise started in San Antonio
and Southwest Texas for the last thirty
years, ex ending his operations largely
into Mexico as well as here. He was 8
native of France, and moved TO this city
in 1S4S from New Orleans. His age was
sixty-fiVe years.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-10-25

DENIS KEARNY made sand-lot the
Chinese-must-go speech in New York
the other day, and Mr.. Wong Chin Foo,
the Celestial who married an American
recently, made the terrific Denis say he
did not know what he was talking about
The almoned eyed gentleman demanded
facts. and Denis had only fury.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-10-25
A Journalist in Poor Health.

NEW YORK, Oct. "a W. Archibald
Forbes, the famous war correspondent
of the Daily News, arrived on the Alaska
Yesterday. He is in very poor health and
looks worn and hsggsrd. All his engage.
ments to lecture have been cancelled and
he is going to Washington, where rela-
tives of his wife live, to try to recover his
strenpfh
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-10-25

SUNSET Cox thinks Egypt q grand
country because he found the pyra-
mids still intact. We have nothing quite
as old as the pyramids, but we are getting
them. We have the widows of revolu-
tionary pensioners which is next best IS
an article of edamantine permsnency.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-10-25
Yaxinx the First Dividend.

Special to the Gazette.
HENRIETTA, TEX, Oct. 24-Ffank
Brown, the new receiver of the Henrietta
National bank, commenced payment of
the first dividend this morning, which is
so per cent. of the deposits. This puts
into circulation about $4,000 of real
money in our town, and which is quite q
relief to several Of our business citizens.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-10-25
FATAL EXPLOSION.
Four Men KILLED aud Twenty b

Four Men Killed aud Twenty Bad
jured-
IRoNToN, OHIO, Oct. 24.-At s o
this morning the battery OF six
boilers at the Lawrence Iron Wort
ploded, killing Thomas and Mike NJ
mot and two others, and wounding I
persons. Portions of the boilers
blown half a mile away. The killed
Mike and Thomas McDermot, bro
and Thomas Davis and Pete CIay.
number of wounded is twenty.
boilers had gone upwards thrOu.
mill the loss OF life would have beef
full. The west part of the mill IS
wreck.